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Lessons from Lebanon: Could Iran Also Conquer Your City?
Hezbollah’s Long March: How Iran Built a Power Inside Lebanon—and Why the World Should Pay Attention
For decades, the story of Hezbollah has often been framed narrowly as a regional security issue between Israel and Lebanon. But according to Israeli security expert Lt. Col. (Res.) Sarit Zehavi, the rise of Hezbollah represents something far more significant: a blueprint for how a hostile ideology, backed by a foreign state, can gradually infiltrate and reshape an entire so
J.P. Katz
20 hours ago5 min read


Eitam Farm: Participating in Drawing the Map of Israel
What shapes the map of Israel - politicians or the people on the ground? At Eitam Farm we see the impact of a shepherd and his farm can do to hold onto historic and strategically significant land in Israel.
J.P. Katz
Feb 226 min read


Haredim on the Hill
We interview Ephraim, a resident in Jerusalem is responding to the Jerusalem's dense urban planning, high rise towers and shrinking apartments all accompanied by rising prices and cost of living. He is building his home in the hills of Judea Samaria in an effort to give his children a different expression of Torah life.
J.P. Katz
Feb 83 min read


The State That Declare War But Cannot Build a Village: How Bureaucracy Paralyzed Israel’s Ability to Found New Communities
Israel’s failure to establish new communities—even within its 1948 borders—is not ideological but institutional. Decades of government decisions have gone unimplemented because real authority has shifted from elected officials to unelected planning and legal bureaucracies that block execution. The result is a state capable of major military action, yet unable to build a single new village, leaving strategic regions weakened by decades of paralysis.
J.P. Katz
Feb 55 min read


Israel to Confiscate Equipment Used for Illegal Construction in Area C
A Quiet Policy Revolution in Area C A major but largely underreported policy shift has just taken place in Judea and Samaria, one that could fundamentally alter the reality on the ground in Area C. According to Naomi Kahn, Director of the International Division at Regavim, Israel has finally implemented a long-sought enforcement tool: granting the Civil Administration full authority to impound and confiscate heavy machinery used in illegal construction by the Palestinian Auth
J.P. Katz
Feb 52 min read


The People Held the Line
In an era of echo chambers and social media information bubbles, I wrote and produced this song and video as a message in a bottle to my 60+ year old self so I would remember the raw emotion and frustration in this place and time. There are obviously volumes of books one could write, but in 8 minutes this song and video emotionally express how I have personally understood and experienced the past two biblically epic years of collective survival here in the Holy Land.
J.P. Katz
Nov 16, 20254 min read


The "Settlers" of Judea, Samaria & Jordan Valley | The Pioneers (Ep. 1)
Moshe farms land in one of the most highly disputed pieces of real estate in the world, in the middle of a desert. This is his story.
J.P. Katz
Jun 16, 20242 min read


Hamas War Games Decoded
Col. Grish Yakubovich (res) who spend decades in the IDF serving as combat soldier, acting "mayor" of Gaza until 1994 and from 2012 - 2016 w
J.P. Katz
Feb 18, 20241 min read


Update from the Northern Border with IDF Intelligence Corps. (res.) Lt. Col. Sarit Zahavi
We ventured to Israel's northern border with Lebanon to see the land and hear from veteran IDF Intelligence Corps Lt. Col. Sarit Zahavi.
J.P. Katz
Feb 14, 20241 min read


The Price to Pay for Peace
Did Hamas already declare victory? Were Israel's gestures for peace senseless? Why didn't it work? Israel misunderstood the Hamas war games.
J.P. Katz
Feb 8, 20249 min read


Anti-Israel Protests and Antisemitism on Campuses: Insights from Jewish Students at UW Madison
University students share their thoughts about antisemitism on campus across America.
J.P. Katz
Nov 20, 20231 min read


UltraOrthodox Haredim In Israel Help Soldiers and Build Unity on the Front Lines | Brothers in Arms
Israeli ultra orthodox haredim drop everything to support their brothers on the frontlines in the war against Gaza.
J.P. Katz
Nov 12, 20231 min read


Are governments unknowingly funding genocidal education?
Did you know that taxpayers around the world indirectly fund genocidal education in Hamas and Palestinian schools via the U.N.?
J.P. Katz
Oct 16, 20231 min read


Has Israel Created a State of Chaos in the West Bank?
Ranking members of the Israeli Knesset weigh in about how the Israeli military and governmental leaders need to wake up before its too late.
J.P. Katz
Oct 8, 20231 min read


Lessons Learned From the Gaza Strip
Review the disengagement from Gaza with residents of Gush Katif and military generals. Has Israel learned the Lessons from the Gaza Strip?
J.P. Katz
Jul 26, 20231 min read


Hearing Protests in Israel (1 of 3)
Protesters swarm and use mob intimidation tactics to silence any dialogue.
J.P. Katz
Mar 19, 20232 min read


NO Snipers In My Back Yard
Efrat residents take NIMBY to a whole new level. The Sperber family of Efrat was getting ready for bed when at 11 PM
thetribejournal
Sep 7, 20221 min read


Derech Emunah: Founding a New Yishuv in the Hills of Judea |הישוב מאחז החרדי דרך אמונה בהרי יהודה
This film chronicles the actual early morning Aug. 15, 2022 ascent by approximately 50 - 100 men to build a new village in the Judea hills.
J.P. Katz
Aug 21, 20223 min read


Leading a community Aliyah to Israel | Rabbi Nesanel Cadle
Rabbi Cadle has captivated the American Orthodox community's attention and has many other leaders in the U.S. asking, "Can it be done?"
J.P. Katz
Jun 26, 20223 min read


Media and War Against Israel: Fight for the Camera
People try to ignore this rabbit hell hole but it keeps surfacing all over our small planet as countries war against each other.
J.P. Katz
Mar 13, 20224 min read
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